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dogbane
[ dawg-beyn, dog- ]
noun
- any of several plants of the genus Apocynum, especially A. androsaemifolium, yielding an acrid milky juice and having an intensely bitter root.
dogbane
/ ˈdɒɡˌbeɪn /
noun
- any of several North American apocynaceous plants of the genus Apocynum, esp A. androsaemifolium, having bell-shaped white or pink flowers: thought to be poisonous to dogs
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On the left, the shadier side of the garden offers currants, ferns and dogbane normally found in the High Sierras.
Mojave yucca, aloe, jade, agave and ice plant predominate on the garden's hotter southwest side; black walnut, geranium, dogbane, and oaks prevail on the cooler north side.
For example, observe the matching colors among the bugs and butterflies that feed on the common milkweed and its relative dogbane.
The small pink flowers of the spreading dogbane may be found all through the summer, often upon our driest hillsides.
Vinca, ving′ka, n. a genus of woody herbaceous plants of the dogbane family, the periwinkles.
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